Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997

Saver.

9.—(1) Notwithstanding section 8 , any planning scheme approved (with or without modifications) by the Minister under section 12 of the Act of 1986 shall continue in force and shall be deemed to be a planning scheme prepared and approved under section 25 .

(2) Notwithstanding section 8 , section 18 of the Act of 1986 shall continue in force and have effect in relation to accounts drawn up under section 53 .

(3) (a) Nothing in this Act shall affect any rates remission scheme made under section 7 of the Act of 1986.

(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) shall be construed as prohibiting the making of any rates remission scheme under section 7 of the Act of 1986 in respect of any part of the Dublin Docklands Area after the passing of this Act.

(4) Notwithstanding section 8 , section 2 of the Act of 1987, and any orders made thereunder, shall continue in operation and have effect for the purposes of section 6 of the Act of 1986.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), a compulsory purchase order made by the Custom House Docks Development Authority and confirmed by the Minister under section 5 of the Act of 1987, shall continue to have full force and effect notwithstanding section 8 .

(6) Notwithstanding section 8 , section 5 of the Act of 1987, shall continue to apply for the purposes of any order made under that section and—

(a) land acquired by virtue of an order made under that section shall be used exclusively for the purposes for which it was acquired by order made under that section, and

(b) references to the Authority in that section shall be construed as references to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

(7) Notwithstanding section 8 , any order made under section 27 of the Finance Act, 1987 , shall continue and have effect.

(8) Notwithstanding section 56 , it is hereby expressly confirmed that any provisions in relation to superannuation made by the Custom House Docks Development Authority immediately before the establishment day shall, as respects a person to whom those provisions applied and in respect of whom no provisions in relation to superannuation have been made under section 35 , continue in force as if made by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority which shall have the like powers and functions under this Act in relation to such provisions as the Custom House Docks Development Authority had immediately before the establishment day.